Cochlear implants can be considered to be reproducing in the context of the 'technosphere' because their numbers increase over time, similar to how a kidney cannot reproduce in isolation but requires a larger living system.

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  Life, Intelligence, and Consciousness: A Functional Perspective

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• Life, Intelligence, and Consciousness: A Functional Perspective longnow.org The Long Now Foundation via serper

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• kidney concept